Oklahoma
/ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/ · name
Meaning
- A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City.
- A former territory (1890–1907) of the United States, encompassing the western half of the modern state.
- Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.
Etymology / origin
From Choctaw okla (“people”) + homa (“red”).
- okla(Choctaw)→
- Oklahoma (English)
- Relations: der
Related words
Descendant words
- أوكلاهوما(Arabic) (bor)
- ܐܘܟܠܐܗܘܡܐ(Classical Syriac) (bor)
- Oklahoma(Danish) (bor)
- Oklahomo(Esperanto) (bor)
- Oklahoma(Finnish) (bor)
- Οκλαχόμα(Greek) (bor)
- Oklahoma(Italian) (bor)
- オクラホマ(Japanese) (bor)
- 오클라호마(Korean) (bor)
- ໂອກລາໂຮມາ(Lao) (bor)
- Oclahoma(Latin) (der)
- Oklahoma(Polish) (bor)
- Oklahoma(Spanish) (bor)
- Oklahoma(Tagalog) (bor)
- โอคลาโฮมา(Thai) (bor)
- Ốc-la-hô-ma(Vietnamese) (bor)
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